The shadow of a child is cast on a beach in the city of Vina del Mar, Chile July 14, 2019. REUTERS/Rodrigo Garrido

Dancers of ZfinMalta National Dance Company perform in a dress rehearsal of 'Voyager', choreographed by Paolo Mangiola and inspired by The Golden Record, a gold-plated time capsule launched on the 1977 Voyager Spacecraft to communicate the human story to extraterrestrials, at the Manoel Theatre in Valletta, Malta November 1, 2018. REUTERS/Darrin Zammit Lupi

Dancers of ZfinMalta National Dance Company perform in a dress rehearsal of 'Voyager', choreographed by Paolo Mangiola and inspired by The Golden Record, a gold-plated time capsule launched on the 1977 Voyager Spacecraft to communicate the human story to extraterrestrials, at the Manoel Theatre in Valletta, Malta November 1, 2018. REUTERS/Darrin Zammit Lupi

Dancers of ZfinMalta National Dance Company perform in a dress rehearsal of 'Voyager', choreographed by Paolo Mangiola and inspired by The Golden Record, a gold-plated time capsule launched on the 1977 Voyager Spacecraft to communicate the human story to extraterrestrials, at the Manoel Theatre in Valletta, Malta November 1, 2018. REUTERS/Darrin Zammit Lupi

Dancers of ZfinMalta National Dance Company perform in a dress rehearsal of 'Voyager', choreographed by Paolo Mangiola and inspired by The Golden Record, a gold-plated time capsule launched on the 1977 Voyager Spacecraft to communicate the human story to extraterrestrials, at the Manoel Theatre in Valletta, Malta November 1, 2018. REUTERS/Darrin Zammit Lupi

Dancers of ZfinMalta National Dance Company perform in a dress rehearsal of 'Voyager', choreographed by Paolo Mangiola and inspired by The Golden Record, a gold-plated time capsule launched on the 1977 Voyager Spacecraft to communicate the human story to extraterrestrials, at the Manoel Theatre in Valletta, Malta November 1, 2018. REUTERS/Darrin Zammit Lupi

Dancers of ZfinMalta National Dance Company perform in a dress rehearsal of 'Voyager', choreographed by Paolo Mangiola and inspired by The Golden Record, a gold-plated time capsule launched on the 1977 Voyager Spacecraft to communicate the human story to extraterrestrials, at the Manoel Theatre in Valletta, Malta November 1, 2018. REUTERS/Darrin Zammit Lupi

Dancers of ZfinMalta National Dance Company perform in a dress rehearsal of 'Voyager', choreographed by Paolo Mangiola and inspired by The Golden Record, a gold-plated time capsule launched on the 1977 Voyager Spacecraft to communicate the human story to extraterrestrials, at the Manoel Theatre in Valletta, Malta November 1, 2018. REUTERS/Darrin Zammit Lupi

Dancers of ZfinMalta National Dance Company perform in a dress rehearsal of 'Voyager', choreographed by Paolo Mangiola and inspired by The Golden Record, a gold-plated time capsule launched on the 1977 Voyager Spacecraft to communicate the human story to extraterrestrials, at the Manoel Theatre in Valletta, Malta November 1, 2018. REUTERS/Darrin Zammit Lupi

A dancer of ZfinMalta National Dance Company performs in a dress rehearsal of 'Voyager', choreographed by Paolo Mangiola and inspired by The Golden Record, a gold-plated time capsule launched on the 1977 Voyager Spacecraft to communicate the human story to extraterrestrials, at the Manoel Theatre in Valletta, Malta November 1, 2018. REUTERS/Darrin Zammit Lupi

Dancers of ZfinMalta National Dance Company perform in a dress rehearsal of 'Voyager', choreographed by Paolo Mangiola and inspired by The Golden Record, a gold-plated time capsule launched on the 1977 Voyager Spacecraft to communicate the human story to extraterrestrials, at the Manoel Theatre in Valletta, Malta November 1, 2018. REUTERS/Darrin Zammit Lupi

Dancers of ZfinMalta National Dance Company perform in a dress rehearsal of 'Voyager', choreographed by Paolo Mangiola and inspired by The Golden Record, a gold-plated time capsule launched on the 1977 Voyager Spacecraft to communicate the human story to extraterrestrials, at the Manoel Theatre in Valletta, Malta November 1, 2018. REUTERS/Darrin Zammit Lupi

A dancer of ZfinMalta National Dance Company performs in a dress rehearsal of 'Voyager', choreographed by Paolo Mangiola and inspired by The Golden Record, a gold-plated time capsule launched on the 1977 Voyager Spacecraft to communicate the human story to extraterrestrials, at the Manoel Theatre in Valletta, Malta November 1, 2018. REUTERS/Darrin Zammit Lupi

Dancers of ZfinMalta National Dance Company perform in a dress rehearsal of 'Voyager', choreographed by Paolo Mangiola and inspired by The Golden Record, a gold-plated time capsule launched on the 1977 Voyager Spacecraft to communicate the human story to extraterrestrials, at the Manoel Theatre in Valletta, Malta November 1, 2018. REUTERS/Darrin Zammit Lupi

A person in costume participates in the 45th Annual Village Halloween Parade in Manhattan, New York, U.S., October 31, 2018. REUTERS/Jeenah Moon

A leech in quarantine is seen in a jar at the Ricarimpex laboratory in Eysines, Southwestern France, July 22, 2016. The leech, Hirudo medicinalis, is an invertebrate 3 cm long in adulthood which after being considered indispensable in the 19th century to cure many affections such as osteoarthritis, phlebitis, tension, then fell in desuetude while it harboured qualities that made it indispensable today in plastic surgery. Picture taken July 22, 2016. REUTERS/Regis Duvignau TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY

Beagle 2 Mission Manager, Mark Sims, listens during a news conference in London, January 16, 2015. Britain's infamous Beagle 2 spacecraft, once dubbed "a heroic failure" by the nation's Astronomer Royal, has been found on Mars -- 11 years after it went missing searching for extraterrestrial life. REUTERS/Toby Melville (BRITAIN - Tags: SOCIETY SCIENCE TECHNOLOGY)

David Parker, chief executive of the UK Space Agency, attends a news conference on the Beagle 2 mission in London, January 16, 2015. Britain's infamous Beagle 2 spacecraft, once dubbed "a heroic failure" by the nation's Astronomer Royal, has been found on Mars 11 years after it went missing searching for extraterrestrial life. REUTERS/Toby Melville (BRITAIN - Tags: SOCIETY SCIENCE TECHNOLOGY)

Beagle 2 Mission Manager, Mark Sims, speaks in front of an image of Mars during a news conference in London, January 16, 2015. Britain's infamous Beagle 2 spacecraft, once dubbed "a heroic failure" by the nation's Astronomer Royal, has been found on Mars 11 years after it went missing searching for extraterrestrial life. REUTERS/Toby Melville (BRITAIN - Tags: SOCIETY SCIENCE TECHNOLOGY)

Beagle 2 Mission Manager, Mark Sims, looks through a solar panel; of the same kind used on Beagle 2; following a news conference in London, January 16, 2015. Britain's infamous Beagle 2 spacecraft, once dubbed "a heroic failure" by the nation's Astronomer Royal, has been found on Mars -- 11 years after it went missing searching for extraterrestrial life. REUTERS/Toby Melville (BRITAIN - Tags: SOCIETY SCIENCE TECHNOLOGY)

Beagle 2 Mission Manager, Mark Sims, looks through a solar panel; of the same kind used on Beagle 2; following a news conference in London, January 16, 2015. Britain's infamous Beagle 2 spacecraft, once dubbed "a heroic failure" by the nation's Astronomer Royal, has been found on Mars -- 11 years after it went missing searching for extraterrestrial life. REUTERS/Toby Melville (BRITAIN - Tags: SOCIETY SCIENCE TECHNOLOGY TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY)

"Beagle 2" Mission Manager, Mark Sims, looks through a solar panel the same as used on Beagle 2, following a news conference in London, January 16, 2015. Britain's infamous Beagle 2 spacecraft, once dubbed "a heroic failure" by the nation's Astronomer Royal, has been found on Mars -- 11 years after it went missing searching for extraterrestrial life. REUTERS/Toby Melville (BRITAIN - Tags: SOCIETY SCIENCE TECHNOLOGY)

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Jacob Martin tours an alien autopsy tent during the opening night of a festival celebrating the supposed visit of aliens to the Kelly-Hopkinsville area in 1955, in Kelly, Kentucky August 16, 2013. REUTERS/Harrison McClary (UNITED STATES - Tags: SOCIETY)

Two people dressed as extra-terrestrials with aluminium foil costumes walk in the streets near the Peak of Bugarach, December 21, 2012. The Peak of Bugarach, the highest point of the Corbieres massif, in southwestern France and surrounded in legend for centuries, has become a focal point for many Apocalypse believers as rumours have circulated that its mountain contains doors into other worlds, or that extraterrestrials will return here on Judgment day to take refuge at their base. Residents of the tiny southern French hamlet, are witness to a rising influx of Doomsday believers convinced it is the only place that will survive judgment day, December 21, 2012, as an era closes in the Maya Long Count calendar. REUTERS/Jean-Philippe Arles (FRANCE - Tags: TRAVEL SOCIETY)

Residents with green-painted faces, dressed as extra-terrestrials with aluminium foil headgear, wear Bugarach T-shirts as they walk in the streets of Bugarach, December 21, 2012. The Peak of Bugarach, the highest point of the Corbieres massif, in southwestern France and surrounded in legend for centuries, has become a focal point for many Apocalypse believers as rumours have circulated that its mountain contains doors into other worlds, or that extraterrestrials will return here on Judgment day to take refuge at their base. Residents of the tiny southern French hamlet, are witness to a rising influx of Doomsday believers convinced it is the only place that will survive judgment day, December 21, 2012, as an era closes in the Maya Long Count calendar. REUTERS/Jean-Philippe Arles (FRANCE - Tags: TRAVEL SOCIETY)

A television satellite truck is parked near the town hall in the village of Bugarach, December 21, 2012. The Peak of Bugarach, the highest point of the Corbieres massif, in southwestern France and surrounded in legend for centuries, has become a focal point for many Apocalypse believers as rumours have circulated that its mountain contains doors into other worlds, or that extraterrestrials will return here on Judgment day to take refuge at their base. Residents of the tiny southern French hamlet, are witness to a rising influx of Doomsday believers convinced it is the only place that will survive judgment day, December 21, 2012, as an era closes in the Maya Long Count calendar. REUTERS/Jean-Philippe Arles (FRANCE - Tags: TRAVEL SOCIETY MEDIA)

Television satellite trucks are parked a field in the village of Bugarach, December 21, 2012. The Peak of Bugarach, the highest point of the Corbieres massif, in southwestern France and surrounded in legend for centuries, has become a focal point for many Apocalypse believers as rumours have circulated that its mountain contains doors into other worlds, or that extraterrestrials will return here on Judgment day to take refuge at their base. Residents of the tiny southern French hamlet, are witness to a rising influx of Doomsday believers convinced it is the only place that will survive judgment day, December 21, 2012, as an era closes in the Maya Long Count calendar. REUTERS/Jean-Philippe Arles (FRANCE - Tags: TRAVEL SOCIETY MEDIA)

People dressed in white costumes imitating extra-terrestrials gather in the view of the Peak of Bugarach, December 21, 2012. The Peak of Bugarach, the highest point of the Corbieres massif, in southwestern France and surrounded in legend for centuries, has become a focal point for many Apocalypse believers as rumours have circulated that its mountain contains doors into other worlds, or that extraterrestrials will return here on Judgment day to take refuge at their base. Residents of the tiny southern French hamlet, are witness to a rising influx of Doomsday believers convinced it is the only place that will survive judgment day, December 21, 2012, as an era closes in the Maya Long Count calendar. REUTERS/Jean-Philippe Arles (FRANCE - Tags: TRAVEL SOCIETY)

Television crews prepare their reports at the entrance to the village of Bugarach, December 21, 2012. The Peak of Bugarach, the highest point of the Corbieres massif, in southwestern France and surrounded in legend for centuries, has become a focal point for many Apocalypse believers as rumours have circulated that its mountain contains doors into other worlds, or that extraterrestrials will return here on Judgment day to take refuge at their base. Residents of the tiny southern French hamlet, are witness to a rising influx of Doomsday believers convinced it is the only place that will survive judgment day, December 21, 2012, as an era closes in the Maya Long Count calendar. REUTERS/Jean-Philippe Arles (FRANCE - Tags: TRAVEL SOCIETY MEDIA)

People dressed in white costumes imitating extra-terrestrials, with the message "Roswell Inside", gather in the view of the Peak of Bugarach, December 21, 2012. The Peak of Bugarach, the highest point of the Corbieres massif, in southwestern France and surrounded in legend for centuries, has become a focal point for many Apocalypse believers as rumours have circulated that its mountain contains doors into other worlds, or that extraterrestrials will return here on Judgment day to take refuge at their base. Residents of the tiny southern French hamlet, are witness to a rising influx of Doomsday believers convinced it is the only place that will survive judgment day, December 21, 2012, as an era closes in the Maya Long Count calendar. REUTERS/Jean-Philippe Arles (FRANCE - Tags: TRAVEL SOCIETY MEDIA)

A television camera sits on a tripod at the entrance to the village of Bugarach, December 21, 2012. The Peak of Bugarach, the highest point of the Corbieres massif, in southwestern France and surrounded in legend for centuries, has become a focal point for many Apocalypse believers as rumours have circulated that its mountain contains doors into other worlds, or that extraterrestrials will return here on Judgment day to take refuge at their base. Residents of the tiny southern French hamlet, are witness to a rising influx of Doomsday believers convinced it is the only place that will survive judgment day, December 21, 2012, as an era closes in the Maya Long Count calendar. REUTERS/Jean-Philippe Arles (FRANCE - Tags: TRAVEL SOCIETY MEDIA)

Journalists speak to a man who wears a survival vest in preparation for the Apocalypse in the streets of Bugarach, December 21, 2012. The Peak of Bugarach, the highest point of the Corbieres massif, in southwestern France and surrounded in legend for centuries, has become a focal point for many Apocalypse believers as rumours have circulated that its mountain contains doors into other worlds, or that extraterrestrials will return here on Judgment day to take refuge at their base. Residents of the tiny southern French hamlet, are witness to a rising influx of Doomsday believers convinced it is the only place that will survive judgment day, December 21, 2012, as an era closes in the Maya Long Count calendar. REUTERS/Jean-Philippe Arles (FRANCE - Tags: TRAVEL SOCIETY MEDIA)

A man wearing a beret speaks to other residents with green-painted faces as they walk in the streets of Bugarach, December 21, 2012. The Peak of Bugarach, the highest point of the Corbieres massif, in southwestern France and surrounded in legend for centuries, has become a focal point for many Apocalypse believers as rumours have circulated that its mountain contains doors into other worlds, or that extraterrestrials will return here on Judgment day to take refuge at their base. Residents of the tiny southern French hamlet, are witness to a rising influx of Doomsday believers convinced it is the only place that will survive judgment day, December 21, 2012, as an era closes in the Maya Long Count calendar. REUTERS/Jean-Philippe Arles (FRANCE - Tags: TRAVEL SOCIETY)

People dressed in green costumes imitating extra-terrestrials talk with journalists while in the view of Bugarach, December 21, 2012. The Peak of Bugarach, the highest point of the Corbieres massif, in southwestern France and surrounded in legend for centuries, has become a focal point for many Apocalypse believers as rumours have circulated that its mountain contains doors into other worlds, or that extraterrestrials will return here on Judgment day to take refuge at their base. Residents of the tiny southern French hamlet, are witness to a rising influx of Doomsday believers convinced it is the only place that will survive judgment day, December 21, 2012, as an era closes in the Maya Long Count calendar. REUTERS/Jean-Philippe Arles (FRANCE - Tags: TRAVEL SOCIETY MEDIA)

A television journalist presents his report from a field near the Peak of Bugarach, December 21, 2012. The Peak of Bugarach, the highest point of the Corbieres massif, in southwestern France and surrounded in legend for centuries, has become a focal point for many Apocalypse believers as rumours have circulated that its mountain contains doors into other worlds, or that extraterrestrials will return here on Judgment day to take refuge at their base. Residents of the tiny southern French hamlet, are witness to a rising influx of Doomsday believers convinced it is the only place that will survive judgment day, December 21, 2012, as an era closes in the Maya Long Count calendar. REUTERS/Jean-Philippe Arles (FRANCE - Tags: TRAVEL SOCIETY MEDIA)

Journalists surround two people who are dressed in aluminium foil in the streets of Bugarach, December 21, 2012. The Peak of Bugarach, the highest point of the Corbieres massif, in southwestern France and surrounded in legend for centuries, has become a focal point for many Apocalypse believers as rumours have circulated that its mountain contains doors into other worlds, or that extraterrestrials will return here on Judgment day to take refuge at their base. Residents of the tiny southern French hamlet, are witness to a rising influx of Doomsday believers convinced it is the only place that will survive judgment day, December 21, 2012, as an era closes in the Maya Long Count calendar. REUTERS/Jean-Philippe Arles (FRANCE - Tags: TRAVEL SOCIETY MEDIA)

Residents with green-painted faces wear Bugarach T-shirts as they walk in the streets of Bugarach, December 21, 2012. The Peak of Bugarach, the highest point of the Corbieres massif, in southwestern France and surrounded in legend for centuries, has become a focal point for many Apocalypse believers as rumours have circulated that its mountain contains doors into other worlds, or that extraterrestrials will return here on Judgment day to take refuge at their base. Residents of the tiny southern French hamlet, are witness to a rising influx of Doomsday believers convinced it is the only place that will survive judgment day, December 21, 2012, as an era closes in the Maya Long Count calendar. REUTERS/Jean-Philippe Arles (FRANCE - Tags: TRAVEL SOCIETY)

Oversized photographic prints are displayed in a meadow under the Peak of Bugarach, December 20, 2012. The Peak of Bugarach, the highest point of the Corbieres massif, in southwestern France and surrounded in legend for centuries, has become a focal point for many Apocalypse believers as rumours have circulated that its mountain contains doors into other worlds, or that extraterrestrials will return here on Judgment day to take refuge at their base. Residents of the tiny southern French hamlet, are witness to a rising influx of Doomsday believers convinced it is the only place that will survive judgment day, December 21, 2012, as an era closes in the Maya Long Count calendar. REUTERS/Jean-Philippe Arles (FRANCE - Tags: TRAVEL SOCIETY)

Mounted French gendarmes patrol the streets in Bugarach, December 20, 2012. The Peak of Bugarach, the highest point of the Corbieres massif, in southwestern France and surrounded in legend for centuries, has become a focal point for many Apocalypse believers as rumours have circulated that its mountain contains doors into other worlds, or that extraterrestrials will return here on Judgment day to take refuge at their base. Residents of the tiny southern French hamlet, are witness to a rising influx of Doomsday believers convinced it is the only place that will survive judgment day, December 21, 2012, as an era closes in the Maya Long Count calendar. REUTERS/Jean-Philippe Arles (FRANCE - Tags: TRAVEL SOCIETY)

Bikers look at the road traffic restrictions around Bugarach Peak, December 20, 2012. The Peak of Bugarach, the highest point of the Corbieres massif, in southwestern France and surrounded in legend for centuries, has become a focal point for many Apocalypse believers as rumours have circulated that its mountain contains doors into other worlds, or that extraterrestrials will return here on Judgment day to take refuge at their base. Residents of the tiny southern French hamlet, are witness to a rising influx of Doomsday believers convinced it is the only place that will survive judgment day, December 21, 2012, as an era closes in the Maya Long Count calendar. REUTERS/Jean-Philippe Arles (FRANCE - Tags: TRAVEL SOCIETY)

Mounted French gendarmes patrol the streets in Bugarach, December 20, 2012. The Peak of Bugarach, the highest point of the Corbieres massif, in southwestern France and surrounded in legend for centuries, has become a focal point for many Apocalypse believers as rumours have circulated that its mountain contains doors into other worlds, or that extraterrestrials will return here on Judgment day to take refuge at their base. Residents of the tiny southern French hamlet, are witness to a rising influx of Doomsday believers convinced it is the only place that will survive judgment day, December 21, 2012, as an era closes in the Maya Long Count calendar. REUTERS/Jean-Philippe Arles (FRANCE - Tags: TRAVEL SOCIETY)

Clouds surround the Peak of Bugarach as it is seen from the village of Bugarach, December 20 ,2012. The Peak of Bugarach, the highest point of the Corbieres massif, in southwestern France and surrounded in legend for centuries, has become a focal point for many Apocalypse believers as rumours have circulated that its mountain contains doors into other worlds, or that extraterrestrials will return here on Judgment day to take refuge at their base. Residents of the tiny southern French hamlet, are witness to a rising influx of Doomsday believers convinced it is the only place that will survive judgment day, December 21, 2012, as an era closes in the Maya Long Count calendar. REUTERS/Jean-Philippe Arles (FRANCE - Tags: TRAVEL SOCIETY)

Mist rises from the woods surrounding the Peak of Bugarach as it is seen from the village of Bugarach, December 20 ,2012. The Peak of Bugarach, the highest point of the Corbieres massif, in southwestern France and surrounded in legend for centuries, has become a focal point for many Apocalypse believers as rumours have circulated that its mountain contains doors into other worlds, or that extraterrestrials will return here on Judgment day to take refuge at their base. Residents of the tiny southern French hamlet, are witness to a rising influx of Doomsday believers convinced it is the only place that will survive judgment day, December 21, 2012, as an era closes in the Maya Long Count calendar. REUTERS/Jean-Philippe Arles (FRANCE - Tags: TRAVEL SOCIETY)

French gendarmes use a helicopter to secure the area to the peak in Bugarach, December 19, 2012. The Peak of Bugarach, the highest point of the Corbieres massif, in southwestern France and surrounded in legend for centuries, has become a focal point for many Apocalypse believers as rumours have circulated that its mountain contains doors into other worlds, or that extraterrestrials will return here on Judgment day to take refuge at their base. Residents of the tiny southern French hamlet, are witness to a rising influx of Doomsday believers convinced it is the only place that will survive judgment day, December 21, 2012, as an era closes in the Maya Long Count calendar. REUTERS/Jean-Philippe Arles (FRANCE - Tags: TRAVEL SOCIETY)

French gendarmes arrive to secure the area around the peak in Bugarach, December 19, 2012. The Peak of Bugarach, the highest point of the Corbieres massif, in southwestern France and surrounded in legend for centuries, has become a focal point for many Apocalypse believers as rumours have circulated that its mountain contains doors into other worlds, or that extraterrestrials will return here on Judgment day to take refuge at their base. Residents of the tiny southern French hamlet, are witness to a rising influx of Doomsday believers convinced it is the only place that will survive judgment day, December 21, 2012, as an era closes in the Maya Long Count calendar. REUTERS/Jean-Philippe Arles (FRANCE - Tags: TRAVEL SOCIETY)

French gendarmes drive on a road in Bugarach in order to secure the area around the peak, December 19, 2012. The Peak of Bugarach, the highest point of the Corbieres massif, in southwestern France and surrounded in legend for centuries, has become a focal point for many Apocalypse believers as rumours have circulated that its mountain contains doors into other worlds, or that extraterrestrials will return here on Judgment day to take refuge at their base. Residents of the tiny southern French hamlet, are witness to a rising influx of Doomsday believers convinced it is the only place that will survive judgment day, December 21, 2012, as an era closes in the Maya Long Count calendar. REUTERS/Jean-Philippe Arles (FRANCE - Tags: TRAVEL SOCIETY)

Members of the media interview a resident in Bugarach December 19, 2012. The Peak of Bugarach, the highest point of the Corbieres massif, in southwestern France and surrounded in legend for centuries, has become a focal point for many Apocalypse believers as rumours have circulated that its mountain contains doors into other worlds, or that extraterrestrials will return here on Judgment day to take refuge at their base. Residents of the tiny southern French hamlet, are witness to a rising influx of Doomsday believers convinced it is the only place that will survive judgment day, December 21, 2012, as an era closes in the Maya Long Count calendar. REUTERS/Jean-Philippe Arles (FRANCE - Tags: TRAVEL SOCIETY MEDIA)

French gendarmes secure the access area to the peak in Bugarach, December 19, 2012. The Peak of Bugarach, the highest point of the Corbieres massif, in southwestern France and surrounded in legend for centuries, has become a focal point for many Apocalypse believers as rumours have circulated that its mountain contains doors into other worlds, or that extraterrestrials will return here on Judgment day to take refuge at their base. Residents of the tiny southern French hamlet, are witness to a rising influx of Doomsday believers convinced it is the only place that will survive judgment day, December 21, 2012, as an era closes in the Maya Long Count calendar. REUTERS/Jean-Philippe Arles (FRANCE - Tags: TRAVEL SOCIETY)

French gendarmes drive on a road in Bugarach in order to secure the area around the peak, December 19, 2012. The Peak of Bugarach, the highest point of the Corbieres massif, in southwestern France and surrounded in legend for centuries, has become a focal point for many Apocalypse believers as rumours have circulated that its mountain contains doors into other worlds, or that extraterrestrials will return here on Judgment day to take refuge at their base. Residents of the tiny southern French hamlet, are witness to a rising influx of Doomsday believers convinced it is the only place that will survive judgment day, December 21, 2012, as an era closes in the Maya Long Count calendar. REUTERS/Jean-Philippe Arles (FRANCE - Tags: TRAVEL SOCIETY)

A note posted at the town hall in Bugarach reads, "Town Hall will be exceptionally closed December 21, 2012", December 19, 2012. The Peak of Bugarach, the highest point of the Corbieres massif, in southwestern France and surrounded in legend for centuries, has become a focal point for many Apocalypse believers as rumours have circulated that its mountain contains doors into other worlds, or that extraterrestrials will return here on Judgment day to take refuge at their base. Residents of the tiny southern French hamlet, are witness to a rising influx of Doomsday believers convinced it is the only place that will survive judgment day, December 21, 2012, as an era closes in the Maya Long Count calendar. REUTERS/Jean-Philippe Arles (FRANCE - Tags: TRAVEL SOCIETY)

Members of the media interview a resident in Bugarach December 19, 2012. The Peak of Bugarach, the highest point of the Corbieres massif, in southwestern France and surrounded in legend for centuries, has become a focal point for many Apocalypse believers as rumours have circulated that its mountain contains doors into other worlds, or that extraterrestrials will return here on Judgment day to take refuge at their base. Residents of the tiny southern French hamlet, are witness to a rising influx of Doomsday believers convinced it is the only place that will survive judgment day, December 21, 2012, as an era closes in the Maya Long Count calendar. REUTERS/Jean-Philippe Arles (FRANCE - Tags: TRAVEL SOCIETY MEDIA)

French gendarmes secure the access area to the peak in Bugarach, December 19, 2012. The Peak of Bugarach, the highest point of the Corbieres massif, in southwestern France and surrounded in legend for centuries, has become a focal point for many Apocalypse believers as rumours have circulated that its mountain contains doors into other worlds, or that extraterrestrials will return here on Judgment day to take refuge at their base. Residents of the tiny southern French hamlet, are witness to a rising influx of Doomsday believers convinced it is the only place that will survive judgment day, December 21, 2012, as an era closes in the Maya Long Count calendar. REUTERS/Jean-Philippe Arles (FRANCE - Tags: TRAVEL SOCIETY)

French High Mountain gendarmes (PGHM) patrol the area surrounding the Bugarach peak in order to secure the area, December 19, 2012. The Peak of Bugarach, the highest point of the Corbieres massif, in southwestern France and surrounded in legend for centuries, has become a focal point for many Apocalypse believers as rumours have circulated that its mountain contains doors into other worlds, or that extraterrestrials will return here on Judgment day to take refuge at their base. Residents of the tiny southern French hamlet, are witness to a rising influx of Doomsday believers convinced it is the only place that will survive judgment day, December 21, 2012, as an era closes in the Maya Long Count calendar. REUTERS/Jean-Philippe Arles (FRANCE - Tags: TRAVEL SOCIETY)

Members of the media stand outside the town hall in Bugarach December 19, 2012. The Peak of Bugarach, the highest point of the Corbieres massif, in southwestern France and surrounded in legend for centuries, has become a focal point for many Apocalypse believers as rumours have circulated that its mountain contains doors into other worlds, or that extraterrestrials will return here on Judgment day to take refuge at their base. Residents of the tiny southern French hamlet, are witness to a rising influx of Doomsday believers convinced it is the only place that will survive judgment day, December 21, 2012, as an era closes in the Maya Long Count calendar. REUTERS/Jean-Philippe Arles (FRANCE - Tags: TRAVEL SOCIETY)

The village of Bugarach, viewed from the Peak, the highest point of the Corbieres massif, in southwestern France, is seen June 24, 2011. Surrounded in legend for centuries, Bugarach has become a focal point for many Apocalypse believers as rumours have circulated that its mountain contains doors into other worlds, or that extraterrestrials will return here on Judgment day to take refuge at their base. Residents of the tiny southern French hamlet, population 194, are witness to a rising influx of Doomsday believers convinced it is the only place that will survive judgment day, December 21, 2012. Picture taken June 24, 2011 REUTERS/Jean-Philippe Arles (FRANCE - Tags: SOCIETY TRAVEL)

General view of the village of Bugarach, in southwestern France, is seen June 24, 2011. Surrounded in legend for centuries, Bugarach has become a focal point for many Apocalypse believers as rumours have circulated that its mountain contains doors into other worlds, or that extraterrestrials will return here on Judgment day to take refuge at their base. Residents of the tiny southern French hamlet, population 194, are witness to a rising influx of Doomsday believers convinced it is the only place that will survive judgment day, December 21, 2012. Picture taken June 24, 2011 REUTERS/Jean-Philippe Arles (FRANCE - Tags: SOCIETY TRAVEL)

The village and Peak of Bugarach, the highest point of the Corbieres massif, in southwestern France, is seen June 24, 2011. Surrounded in legend for centuries, Bugarach has become a focal point for many Apocalypse believers as rumours have circulated that its mountain contains doors into other worlds, or that extraterrestrials will return here on Judgment day to take refuge at their base. Residents of the tiny southern French hamlet, population 194, are witness to a rising influx of Doomsday believers convinced it is the only place that will survive judgment day, December 21, 2012. Picture taken June 24, 2011 REUTERS/Jean-Philippe Arles (FRANCE - Tags: SOCIETY TRAVEL)

The village and Peak of Bugarach, the highest point of the Corbieres massif, in southwestern France, is seen June 24, 2011. Surrounded in legend for centuries, Bugarach has become a focal point for many Apocalypse believers as rumours have circulated that its mountain contains doors into other worlds, or that extraterrestrials will return here on Judgment day to take refuge at their base. Residents of the tiny southern French hamlet, population 194, are witness to a rising influx of Doomsday believers convinced it is the only place that will survive judgment day, December 21, 2012. Picture taken June 24, 2011 REUTERS/Jean-Philippe Arles (FRANCE - Tags: SOCIETY TRAVEL)